By PAUL GOTHAM BATAVIA, N.Y. -- Credit the Pittsford Sutherland Knights and in particular Sam Kistler with the ability to go to a second option. A pitch out of the strike zone foiled their original intention, but the senior still delivered the game winner. Kistler plated pinch runner Max Album with the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and Sutherland claimed the Section V … [Read more...] about Sutherland rides Carver to Section Five crown
Xavier back in Big East championship game on Sunday in Omaha
Courtesy of GoXavier.com OMAHA, Neb. - Xavier baseball is heading back to the title game of the BIG EAST Championships for a third time in four years after a 7-6 win over top-seeded Creighton on Friday night at TD Ameritrade Park. The Musketeers moved to 31-25 overall with a sixth straight win, blowing open a tight game with a five-run fifth inning and then holding on late … [Read more...] about Xavier back in Big East championship game on Sunday in Omaha
Indians power past Wings in series opener
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com By Nick Sciarratta and Jim Erbland The Indianapolis Indians used a seven-run fourth inning to top the Rochester Red Wings 11-6 Friday night at Frontier Field. The series continues Saturday night at 7:05 p.m., with fireworks after the game. The Indians got off to an early lead 2-0 lead. In the top of the first, Wings starting … [Read more...] about Indians power past Wings in series opener
Ihrig and Rogers assure Rochester will be represented on this year’s Stanley Cup champion
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA There will be no Rochester area players skating in the Stanley Cup Final, but at least one native Rochesterian will be wearing a championship ring when the series is over. J.C. Ihrig, a 1986 graduate of Wilson Magnet High School, and Peter Rogers, who left Aquinas Institute with his diploma in 1984, will be on the benches attending to sticks, skate … [Read more...] about Ihrig and Rogers assure Rochester will be represented on this year’s Stanley Cup champion
East’s Agosto named RCAC Player of the Year
Jordi Agosto led the East High Eagles to a first-place finish in the Rochester City Athletic Conference (RCAC) as well as top seed in Class A1. The slick-fielding shortstop capped the 2017 season as RCAC Player of the Year. Agosto hit .532 for the Eagles with 12 extra-base hits including nine doubles, two home runs and a triple. The junior led East to an 11-1 record in … [Read more...] about East’s Agosto named RCAC Player of the Year